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Mufamadis Winnie claims against Tony Leon a ridiculous lie: Gibson

Monday 16 April 2018 - 8:44pm

Former DA leader Tony Leon has advised the party to end its ongoing public dispute over Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille's position.

JOHANNESBURG – Former Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance (DA) Douglas Gibson has described former safety and security minister Sydney Mufamadi’s accounts that Tony Leon asked for the reopening of Stompie case as a "ridiculous lie".

Gibson, on behalf of Leon who is grieving his father’s death, said suggestions of Leon’s involvement in the matter is a ridiculous lie.

“Any suggestion of an involvement with Stratcom before 1994 when he was the opposition justice spokesperson, or afterwards, when he was the leader of the opposition to the ANC government is a ridiculous lie,” Gibson said in a statement.

“Tony Leon was doing his job and any allegation that he was “behind” the persecution of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is also a lie."